Scottish Politics
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Cuts politicians lose support in polarised council election campaign
Philip Stott reports (updated on May 8th) The 2017 Scottish council elections – conducted under the Single Transferable Vote proportional…
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Tories can be defeated with bold socialist policies
Socialist Party Scotland statement The announcement by Theresa May that a general election will take place on 8th June has…
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Scotland 2017: A year of turmoil and rising working class anger against capitalism
The following document dealing with perspectives for Scotland for 2017 was discussed, debated and agreed at the Socialist Party Scotland conference…
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Anti-austerity surge propels Corbyn to a second victory over the Blairites
Statement from Socialist Party Scotland Socialist Party Scotland welcomes Jeremy Corbyn’s emphatic victory in the Labour leadership contest. The defeat…
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Students get organised to fight debt, cuts and capitalism
Sean Robertson, Heriot-Watt Socialist Students Society College and university students starting the new term are facing a damaging cocktail of…
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SNP launch independence “conversation” while defending big business interests
By Philip Stott The Scottish National Party (SNP) have launched a “new conversation” on independence, two months after the Brexit…
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Trotskyism’s rich history in Scotland
Ronnie Stevenson - Socialist Party Scotland and a supporter of Militant from 1975 The right wing of the Parliamentary Labour Party, aided…
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Hundreds attend Jeremy Corbyn rallies in Scotland
Jeremy Corbyn visited Scotland last week as part of his leadership election campaign. Two well attended rallies took place in…
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After Brexit: SNP hesitate on indyref 2
Matt Dobson reports The 62% to 38% vote for Scotland to remain in the EU led to First Minister and…
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Will the Corbyn uprising save Scottish Labour?
Article from the new issue of the Socialist - the paper of Socialist Party Scotland Can the massive influx of…
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